New Release: Alana

The Knit Now issue 83 is out! It is full of beautiful projects including my Alana Pullover!

All photos courtesy of Knit Now magazine.

Alana combines a center front cable panel and complementary sleeve cables with top-down constructions for casual elegance.

Named for the Celtic word for stone and harmony, Alana is a quick and easy knit. Written in 7 sizes.

2018, photo provided by Knit Now

Includes waist and hip shaping for a flattering fit. Cables are charted and written.

Sample knit in West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft Shetland Tweed Aran. When I knit the sample garment, the yarn was brand new and needed to be kept a secret. A quick google search shows it is available now from multiple retailers and I’m thrilled to be able to share it! It was a blast to work with and I really loved the finished garment.

Find this issue at your local yarn shop or bookstore or purchase the digital edition here!

Pattern Spotlight: Route 66

Published in 2016 Route 66 combines a center front chevron panel, ¾ length sleeves and a cowl neck for chic casual comfort. Perfect for cafes, concerts in the park and roadside markets. Route 66 is worked top down with a center front wedge-shaped textured panel and simple stockinette on the rest of the body. The front panel uses simple knits and purls with no cabled stitches. Written in 6 sizes.

I gifted the sample garment to my MIL for Christmas 2016 and she loves it!! She’s a doctor so the sleeves are perfect length for her work. She was wearing it for our Christmas 2017 get-together and the sweater still looks great. It is wonderful to see a handknit gift be loved and well cared for like that!

Route 66 is available through Ravelry, WEBS and LoveKnitting!

Pattern Spotlight: Azura

Published in 2016 Azura combines a center front cable with matching textured panels on the body and sleeve edging for casual elegance. Perfect for chilly fall evenings, coffee on the outdoor patio and crisp morning walks. Azura is worked top down with a center front cable panel and simple stockinette on the rest of the body. Written in 7 sizes. Includes waist and hip shaping for a flattering fit. Cable is charted and written.

Azura is available through Ravelry, WEBS and LoveKnitting!

Pattern Spotlight: Sherri

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Published in 2015 Sherri combines a modest scoop neck, mock cable ribbing and a high-low hem for casual loose comfort. Perfect for walks in the woods, cozy weekends and sipping hot coffee. Sherri is a top down pullover. The high-low hem is accomplished with Japanese short rows worked back and forth just above the bottom ribbing. This is a new technique I learned just for this project and I truly love the way it makes the wrapped and turned stitches almost melt into the fabric instead of standing out like wrapped stitches sometimes do.

Close up of the Mock Cable Ribbing.

Close up of the high-low hem.

The pattern includes detailed instructions and photos for working the Japanese short rows. Also, look for an upcoming tutorial of the process!

The Sherri pullover is available from Raverly, WEBS, LoveKnitting and Craftsy!

 

 

New Release: Clare Pullover

The Winter 2017 Love of Knitting is out! It’s full of beautiful projects including my Clare Pullover!

Knit in Rowan Pure Wool Superwash the Clare Pullover combines a cabled round yoke with complementary textured edging on the body and sleeves for a chic finished sweater.

Clare is worked in the round top-down with simple stockinette between cables at the top  and then again at the hem and sleeve cuffs. Sleeves are worked in the round top down.

Written in 7 sizes. Includes waist and hip shaping for a flattering fit. Cables charted and written.

Find this issue at your local yarn shop or bookstore or purchase the digital edition here!

 

 

Sneak Peak: Sally

The Sally test knit is almost finished. Sally combines all of my favorite sweater knitting pieces into one finished garment — lots of simple stockinette with a beautiful cable to keep the rounds interesting, top-down construction, seamless, a gentle v-neck, waist and hip shaping for a flattering fit and aran or thick worsted weight yarn for a quick knit!

The pattern will be published just as soon as I finish final edits at the end of the test knit. The test knit deadline is coming right up on October 31st! (Does that date make anyone else do the scary haunted house laugh in their head?)